How often (if at all) do you clean grips?

[davepuppies]

I sweat so so much, and use cord grips..... hence the cord can get a bit greasy/slippery, so i wash my grips with warm water, dishwashing liquid and stiff brush once a month (ish)

also for those that sharpen there grooves, how often do you do it for lob/sand wedge?

[Courty]

I'm a sweater too, although it's hard to avoid in NQ humidity. I do mine about once a month also.

[leighthebee]

grips every month or so.....amazing how much better they feel post-wash

groove sharpener. personally consider that a hazard to my golf balls. never done it

[Eag's]

Never have, but probably should.

[rodders]

Never have, but probably should.

Same!

[davepuppies]

I have enough handicaps within my swing to not clean them regularly and add another!

[Dennis]

Grips are like a BBQ plate

Clean it and the flavour just fades away

[razaar]

Clean the grips twice per week mainly because it has been so humid and they are rubber. Have been wiping the grips with cleaning vinegar and rinsing off after 10 mins. and leaving to air dry. Very happy with the results so far.

[davepuppies]

Raz, tell me more about the cleaning vinegar?

Is it a speacialised product, or similar to household vinegar?

[razaar]

You can buy it off the shelf at Woolworths , half the price of food grade white vinegar. The vinegar neutralizes body salts including ammonia which react adversely with rubber compounds. Anything else will remove the grease and grime but will little effect on the body salts which have impregnated the rubber.

[Eag's]

Will vinegar prevent hooks? ;)

[MegaWatty]

Does it degrade the rubber at all?

[markTHEblake]

Vinegar and sandpaper does the trick

[razaar]

Does it degrade the rubber at all?
Vinegar won't, urea (body fluids) will. Not much difference between sweat and piss, both contain ammonia in the form of urea which hardens rubber and breaks it down.

[MegaWatty]

Vinegar it is then. It's had a huge resurgence since the Spotless books have been launched. It's used for 95% of the cleaning methods. I didn't know they sold cleaning grade. Cheers.

[virge666]

Will vinegar prevent hooks? ;)


Eags - if you really want to get rid of the hooks - hit it higher.

The higher you hit it - the less you can hook it.

Back on thread - I wait for the rain to clean my grips.

[Eag's]

Eags - if you really want to get rid of the hooks - hit it higher.

The higher you hit it - the less you can hook it.

Back on thread - I wait for the rain to clean my grips.

Mate, if I hit it any higher it will come down with frost bite. :smt087

[virge666]

Mate, if I hit it any higher it will come down with frost bite. :smt087

Then stop flipping your hands over. Any decent pro can fix that in 2 or 3 lessons.

There is nothing easier to get rid of than hitting it left - you will lose some distance, but it won't go left.

Back on thread...

Throw the vinigar away, - dishwashing soap is the way to go. For the same reason we don't use vinigar to wash our plates and clothes.

Chemistry is good.

[Hux]

Vinegar won't, urea (body fluids) will. Not much difference between sweat and piss, both contain ammonia in the form of urea which hardens rubber and breaks it down.


As far as the difference between sweat and urine....I know I'd prefer sweat running down my face into my eyes on a hot day than urine by about a million times so that makes it a significant difference

So who p155es on their clubs?????...surely throwing them is far better form than urinating on them if you want to show contempt at their poor behaviour and ability.


5 rounds chuck free :shock:

[markTHEblake]

So who p155es on their clubs?????...

isnt it good for frostbite, or something like that?

[Eag's]

Then stop flipping your hands over. Any decent pro can fix that in 2 or 3 lessons.

There is nothing easier to get rid of than hitting it left - you will lose some distance, but it won't go left.

Back on thread...

Throw the vinigar away, - dishwashing soap is the way to go. For the same reason we don't use vinigar to wash our plates and clothes.

Chemistry is good.

Work in progress Virge ;)
Ray, is there anything you don't know about mate, :D

[razaar]

Work in progress Virge ;)
Ray, is there anything you don't know about mate, :D
Been around for a long time Eags, most of it learnt by trial and error mainly the latter.;)

[virge666]

As far as the difference between sweat and urine....I know I'd prefer sweat running down my face into my eyes on a hot day than urine by about a million times so that makes it a significant difference


:smt038

And no - my work in progress is to get the driver past 200m.

[grandmasterb]

I've been cleaning them once a week (usually on Sunday's) and use vinegar/lemon juice and an old tooth brush, towel off lightly and then air dry.

[MegaWatty]

I asked Mike from Pure Grips today about the best way to clean they're grips and mentioned the issue of body oils. He said that their grips have a component in the rubber that repels the oils, so you only need a damp cloth to clean them. That just sounds too easy, but I'll try it.

[Daves]

I give my clubs and grips a good scrub with water and dishing washing liquid every couple of months. They get a general wipe down at least once a week with a damp cloth, including the grips, then dry with a towel.

[Fraser]

i am cleaning my grips every 2 weeks or so (summer only)
using warm soapy water,
pat dry the excess water.
leave them in the air to finish off.
The grips are then like new,
sticky as.

[markTHEblake]

I did the old vinegar trick last night, but i didn't wash it off nor towel dry. Ithought it might make them a bit tacky.

Well, i wont be doing that again!

[henno]

I had to reapply suncream during the round yesterday. Naturally, my hands were slippery as heck and I had no water nearby to wash them. All I had was a near-empty bottle of beer. Needless to say, a bit of warm beer on the palms helps with tackiness rather well! :razz:

[markTHEblake]

Needless to say, a bit of warm beer on the palms helps with tackiness rather well! :razz:

Pun intentional?

next time someone is in the same situation and there is no stale bottle of warm beer lying around, i do hope that an ozgolfer doesn't get innovative

http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2008-06/uroclub-pee-in-golf-course.jpg

[razaar]

I did the old vinegar trick last night, but i didn't wash it off nor towel dry. Ithought it might make them a bit tacky.

Well, i wont be doing that again!
:lol:
I found vinegar left on for ten minitues, rinsed off and left to air dry makes the grip feel dry, exactly how a new grip feels. If you want tacky (if that is a word for sticky) then a wash with dish washing detergent followed by a rinse is best. Substitute domestos for detergent and you get a grip that feels cleaner (and it probably is) and not as sticky.

The advantage with using vinegar is the neutralisation of body salts that may impregnate the rubber.

Personally I prefer the dry feel because I like to adjust my right fingers on the club during address. Sticky grips just don't do it for me.